"From the Demon Slayer Corps? But what a pity! The attack just now poses no threat to me, and the wound will heal soon!" the demon touched its neck, where Shin Arashi had slashed, and said with a mocking grin.
Hearing this, Shin Arashi wasn't surprised at all. He knew well that demons had an incredible ability to heal. Ordinary weapons wouldn't do much to them. Special weapons were required, like the Nichirin Sword used by Tomioka Giyu.
The Nichirin Sword was the weapon used by most members of the Demon Slayer Corps, and only a select few hunters had even more unique weapons.
Shin Arashi's Demon Slaying Sword, however, was more advanced than the Sun Blade. After all, it was a gift from the system. Even if it was a free gift, it had to be something special.
"Oh, really?" Shin Arashi replied, his tone casual, as though he'd just made a realization.
As the demon stood there, filled with confidence and about to heal the wound on its neck, its expression suddenly shifted to one of fear and surprise.
"What's going on? Why isn't the wound healing?" the demon exclaimed, confused and anxious.
"I forgot to tell you that I have the ability to inhibit the healing of wounds. If you are cut by my sword, even if you're a demon, the wound won't heal instantly," Shin Arashi said slowly, his voice calm.
"How is this possible!" the demon responded, horrified. For the demon, this was not good news. It had lost too much blood. Even if it didn't die, it likely wouldn't pose any further threat.
After the panic, the demon quickly regained its composure. Although its wounds couldn't heal instantly, the amount of blood loss wasn't enough to put it in danger.
Soon, it noticed that its wounds were showing signs of healing, though the process was much slower than usual. However, compared to humans, the speed at which it was healing was still incredibly fast.
The demon, realizing this, returned to its arrogant and playful expression. "I was almost scared by you! Although your sword has the ability to slow down wound healing, it only inhibits it. I can feel that my wound is healing on its own, it just needs some time."
Shin Arashi didn't show any surprise at the demon's words. The characteristics of the Demon-Slaying Sword were exactly as the demon described. It only played a certain inhibitory role. Facing the demon's incredible regeneration abilities, the Demon-Slaying Sword could only delay the healing, not prevent it entirely.
"So what? If my sword can hurt you, then it can definitely kill you! You should know—my Demon Sword has been thirsty for a long time!" Shin Arashi said coldly, showing no signs of fear as he stared down the demon.
As soon as he finished speaking, the demon blood on the blade of Shin Arashi's Demon Slayer Sword was instantly absorbed into the weapon.
This was one of the special traits of the Demon Slayer Sword—it could absorb demon blood. The more blood it absorbed, the stronger and deadlier the sword became. It also enhanced the sword's unique abilities, like slowing down a demon's natural healing.
Shin Arashi's words shook the demon, who had been arrogant just moments earlier. Now it realized that the man in front of it was not someone to be underestimated.
Suddenly, the demon looked around and spotted Tanjiro standing at the entrance of the Buddhist temple. Without a second thought, it changed targets.
The demon moved at an incredible speed. Before Shin Arashi could react, it had already appeared in front of Tanjiro, grabbing both him and Nezuko and lifting them off the ground by their necks.
The tight grip made Tanjiro gasp for air, snapping him out of his daze—but no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't break free.